Controversially claiming the title of world's biggest bass drum, UT's Big Bertha was once made radioactive by the Manhattan Project.

This simple frog painting created by musician Daniel Johnston embodies the spirit of Austin.

Housed in a century-old building, this museum's dedicated not just to soft drinks, but to the free enterprise system.

The world's second-longest burning light bulb.

Belly up to the bar in Cowtown, don't forget to buy some boots.

Home of the "true" equator.

An elaborate shrine dedicated to the four corners of the world unfortunately misses its mark.

The gondolas let you glimpse a bird's-eye view of one of the world's highest capital cities.

Quito's historic, main square dates back to the 16th century.

Building this tragically pointless stone barrier cost the lives of the prisoners made to build it.

An exhibition devoted to the life (and posthumous taxidermy form) of the last known representative of the Pinta Island Tortoises.

Its frescoes depict the likeness of Marshal Tito, Karl Marx, and Friedrich Engels burning in hell.

Tucked into the hills above Rafailovići, this small hidden waterfall offers a rare pocket of calm just minutes from Montenegro’s crowded Adriatic beaches.

Relics designed to contain and conceal Yugoslavian submarines.

A curious little museum dedicated to the furry feline in the cat haven that is Old Town Kotor.

An exquisite monument dedicated to fallen Partisan soldiers and anti-fascist fighters of Yugoslavia through symbols of gears and flowers.

A scattered cemetery of medieval tombstones, each carved with indivdual patterns and scenes, overlooking a bright blue lake.

A curious cave church carved into the face of a cliff.

A unique, modernist church tower that appears to float above the ground.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.

This building holds the embalmed remains of the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution.

This glass wall is gradually filling up with paper cranes, in honor of Hiroshima’s past and dedication to its future.